'Spectator' definitions:
Definition of 'spectator'
(from WordNet)
noun
A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" [syn: spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker]
noun
A woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel [syn: spectator pump, spectator]
Definition of 'Spectator'
From: GCIDE
- Spectator \Spec*ta"tor\, n. [L. spectator: cf. F. spectateur. See Spectacle.] One who on; one who sees or beholds; a beholder; one who is personally present at, and sees, any exhibition; as, the spectators at a show. "Devised and played to take spectators." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Looker-on; beholder; observer; witness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'spectator'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepter,
- acquirer,
- addressee,
- aficionado,
- attender,
- attestant,
- attestator,
- attester,
- audience,
- auditor,
- auditory,
- beholder,
- buff,
- bystander,
- claqueur,
- cojuror,
- compurgator,
- congregation,
- consignee,
- deadhead,
- deponent,
- earwitness,
- eyewitness,
- fan,
- frequenter,
- gallery,
- gazer,
- getter,
- groundling,
- habitue,
- haunter,
- hearer,
- hired applauder,
- holder,
- house,
- informant,
- informer,
- listener,
- looker,
- looker-on,
- moviegoer,
- newer,
- observer,
- obtainer,
- onlooker,
- orchestra,
- pass holder,
- passerby,
- patron,
- payee,
- perceiver,
- pit,
- playgoer,
- procurer,
- receiver,
- recipient,
- seer,
- standee,
- swearer,
- taker,
- testifier,
- theater,
- theatergoer,
- trustee,
- viewer,
- visitor,
- voucher,
- watcher,
- witness